The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-08-19
Mr.. Voorhees, on the Spells.

with the exception of two or three
helpless women, and perhaps the same
Lumber of crippled soldiers" said Sen
ator Voorhees,, II have asked for the
retention of no one in any position at
Washington or anywhere else who did
not oIenIy belong to the Democratic
church,
You believe, then, that to the vic
tors belong the spoils ?''
Il do, most empnatically. Honest
meE labor for party victory because they
believe the principles of their party are
right, and if IN the ascendant, VIII
make the government better and the
people happier. After securing the tri-
umph of their principles at the polls
who would expect them 20 leave the
execution of those principles to their
enemies? D.? Such a suggestion can only
emanate from party imbecility and po-
liticaI dementia. The more L have
thought on the subject the stronger have
become my convictions that Jefferson
and jackson were good Democrsts, wise
statesmen and knew they were acting
for the best interests of the county
when they turned their political oppo-
nents out of office"
What do you think OF Cleyeland's g
course on Jnat point
cleveland had an awful job befoIe
him when he went into office. He had
a body politic TO deal with which was
hlled-saturated, 1 may say-from head
to foot with the virulent poison of the
Republican party. For "a years this
partisan blood poisoning of the govern
ment had been going on and nobody but
a quack doctor would expect q complete
cure in such a case in single day, or a
single year, or perhaps single admins
tarIiOn. But II you think nothing has
peen done TO eliminate Republican par
tisan poison from our political system,
suppose you cast your minds eye around
over Indiana and see how many Repub-
lican Office-holders you can find III this
great commonwealth. There IS but one
Presidential post-Office in the State
which | can think of at this moment
where a change has not been made, and
il there is afourth class pOstoffice IN the
State not filed by Democrat it is be-
cause lao Democrat has been found will
ing to take il. have in my office also
a list of about 80 young Indiana Demo.
Gratis who have been appointed postal
CLERKS in the railway mail service. II
is time that the list ought TO be longer,
and am laboring every day OF nv lie
10 make II so, but II Is a pretty good one
as II Is. Collectors of internal revenue,
United States marshals and the district
attorneys, with all their suboTdinates IL
the State, will be found to believe in the
wholesome doctrine that those who car
~ elections shall fill the offices. In the
wide and important field of pension WORK
it will also be seen that Democrats are
found worthy of employment in every
branch of the service.
These are some of the fruits which
have been gathered in Indiana. l dC
not say the harvest is complete. but WI
have not been entirely idle. More will
| follow. There are some partisan Re-
publican people in office at Washington
| but sooner or later they will go. The
would go now if could have things m!
| own way, but this is world of conces-
| sions and we are called on every day t
make allowances for the conduct of on
! friends which in every particular we d.
rot approve Of. of."-IndidHapOliS Inter
| TietC.